Oct 2026: .NET Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVE-2026-96960 Published on October 13, 2026
.NET Denial of Service Vulnerability
Asymmetric resource consumption (amplification) in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Weakness Type
What is an Amplification Vulnerability?
Software that does not appropriately monitor or control resource consumption can lead to adverse system performance. This situation is amplified if the software allows malicious users or attackers to consume more resources than their access level permits. Exploiting such a weakness can lead to asymmetric resource consumption, aiding in amplification attacks against the system or the network.
CVE-2026-96960 has been classified to as an Amplification vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-96960
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Affected Versions
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5:- Version 3.5.0 and below 2.0.50727.9188 AND 3.0.30729.9171 is affected.
- Version 3.0.0.0 and below 2.0.50727.8987 AND 3.0.30729.8982 AND 4.7.4150.0 is affected.
- Version 4.7.0 and below 2.0.50727.9073 AND 3.0.30729.9070 AND 4.7.4150.0 is affected.
- Version 4.8.0 and below 2.0.50727.9073 AND 3.0.30729.9070 AND 4.8.4811.0 is affected.
- Version 4.8.1 and below 2.0.50727.9188 AND 3.0.30729.9171 AND 4.8.9363.0 is affected.
- Version 4.7.0 and below 4.7.4150.0 is affected.
- Version 4.8.0 and below 4.8.4811.0 is affected.
- Version 4.8.0.0 and below 4.8.9363.0 is affected.
- Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.13 is affected.